Old Trafford entering the legend of football for the first time during the 1909/10 season. Land where the stadium was built was purchased by Manchester brewery company (John Henry Davies) and the lease to the club. Davies paid by the building work, which started in 1908 under the supervision of architect Archibald Leitch. By 1910, the club has moved lock, stock and barrel from the old home of Bank Street.

United’s first fixture at Old Trafford was played on 19 February 1910. The new host lost 4-3 in their first visitors Liverpool, but the stadium was successful in accommodating an 80,000 capacity crowd. Two days earlier, the old wood in Bank Street is blown by strong winds - further evidence, perhaps, that is appropriate and necessary to their new home.

Indeed, States have been crowned League Champions for the second time at the end of their first full season at Old Trafford - 1910/1911. They clinched the title at home on the last day of the season, the 5-1 defeat at Sunderland Harold Halse grabbing two goals. Halse also six goals as United beat Swindon Town 8-4 to clinch the Charity Shield.

However feats, States can not maintain their winning run and in 1911/12, which maintain the Champions finished disappointingly in third place. Secretary Manager Ernest Mangnall bore brunt of the criticism, and resigned to join the United States and partners by neighbors Manchester City. The search for a replacement through the door Mangnall JJ Bentley, president of the Football League. Under the guidance of the Reds claimed fourth place in the League at the end of the 1912/13 season.

In the 1913/14 season is a time transition, during the following campaign ought to change the management - in December 1914, the office secretary and team manager is separate from the first time. Bentley became full-time secretary and John Robson was appointed to view and then select the team.

Angells team is a shadow of the good done in the last decade, as only George Stacey, Billy Meredith, Sandy Turnbull and George Wall’s still 1909 fa Cup-winning side. Not surprisingly, the club struggled, only out by one point handover.

States can develop a plan for recovery, the outbreak of the First World War put football on the back of strong minds of people. Football League who have been suspended, and clubs resorted to playing in the regional competition.

United play in the Lancashire Prinicipal and four subsidiaries for the tournament Seasons, but less than a successful diversion, the misery, plus the fact that two of the club the player is found guilty of fixing the match. Enoch West banned for life as was Sandy Turnbull, who joined the Footballers’ Battalion to help the British war effort.

Turnbull has been tragically killed during the war in France in May 1917, leaving the States without some of the early centuries of their heroes for their return to league football in 1919/20.